First Yarn Along

Well I decided it's time to get back to the blogging world as I need SOMETHING to concentrate on other than the drama that has start creeping into my life.  One of the things that keeps me sane is Wednesdays and the Yarn Along over at Small Things.  I really love looking at all the creativity everyone shares in the Yarn Along.  I'm always so hesitant to get involved in anything.... My attitude is "well who wants to look at my junk"... or "it's just not good enough"but then why do I have a blog if I'm not going to at least try??

Below is a collection of somethings I've just managed to finish off.. 3 knit dish cloths 2 of which are in a stitch I hadn't tried before (they are bundled together in the center).  I thought they came out quite well.  I can't wait to wash them and use them.  My dishcloths are looking quite tattered lately and it will be nice to be able to add some color to my kitchen!  The rest in this picture are a ton of varying sized crocheted flowers.. I'm still trying to get them just right but for my first attempts they turned out ok.  The last handmade piece is a knit heart that looks quite a bit better at the angle I had hoped my camera would catch a shot of.  No such luck!  My husband just returned "Animal Farm" to the library so I wasn't able to catch a shot of it... but I had never read it and he read it aloud to me since we both wanted to read it and I'm always moving around too much to sit still and read over his shoulder.  Sounds silly to have someone read to you at my age but hey.. it was kind of fun.  The book in the picture is one of my upcoming projects.  It is a journal my mother gave to me that is meant to share "my story" with my son. 

Here is my crocheted blanket that I've blogged about before.. It's getting quite large (perhaps close to 2 and 1/2 feet.. however it's also getting unbearably hot working on it.  I've been hoping the craft store will put the yarn it requires on sale so I can purchase enough to complete the blanket and tuck it away until cooler weather arrives!

In other happenings around this circus we were able to locate video of the abuse towards the animals in the lab where our dogs came from.  The footage was horrific.. it makes me feel even more strongly against animal testing in ANY circumstances where it can be avoided.  I honestly don't know how the lab workers could live with themselves doing some of the things they did to the animals.. and I am not talking about the experimenting.. I'm talking about the mistreatment of the animals even outside of the testing.  I know people have mixed feelings about PETA but I am VERY glad that they stepped in and had the animals removed.

The rain outside and flickering power tells me storms are on their way.  I am very much so hoping that we will again avoid damaging storms.  The large storm a few weeks ago that brought tornadoes that killed quite a few people in our state came with in a few miles of our complex and crushed area where we had been only hour or less before having no idea that the storm was headed our way.  I feel so very thankful that the tornado avoided our part of town but also very saddened for those whose lives it took.  I wish that we were able to assist those who it had affected but unfortunately the items we were able to donate were not needed.  I suppose that is in a way not unfortunate as that means other people were there to help... but it makes me a bit sad that I cannot offer anymore than well wishes to those still struggling.